"In my opinion the trombone is the true head of that family of wind instruments that I have named the epic one. It possesses nobility and grandeur to the highest degree; it has all the serious and powerful tones of sublime musical poetry, from religious, calm and imposing accents to savage outbursts. Directed by the will of a master, the trombone can chant like a choir of priests, threaten, utter gloomy sighs, a mournful lament or a bright hymn of glory, they can break forth into awe-inspiring cries and awaken the dead or doom the living with their fearful voices."--Hector Berlioz, Treatise on Orchestration

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Welcome to the website of the University of Texas at Austin Longhorn Band Trombones, Home of the Stupid, and to the conclusion of many, the funniest, most active and most intelligent Trombone Section website that you will ever find in the Western Hemisphere. The Texas Trombones number roughly forty people every year with varying numbers of Section Leaders and Alternates. When we're on the field we have two ways of playing (loud and off) and one way of performing (well). When we're off the field we make it a mission to entertain ourselves with all manner of Stupidity.

Now, one mustn't confuse the Stupid with your everyday, run-of-the-mill stupid. The Stupid has been referred to as "meticulously organized stupidity" and "stupid, but with intelligence." Pop on over to the movies page for a glance at one of the mainstays of Stupidity: Can Riding. For more information on the Stupid, ask our members on the forums.

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